Fubara Swears In Caretaker Chairmen For 23 Local Governments
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has sworn in 23 new caretaker chairmen for the 23 local government areas of the state. The swearing-in was done on Wednesday at the Government House in Port Harcourt, the state capital amid tight security. It was gathered that the exercise was carried out at the Council Chambers with the […]
One Year Under Me, Rivers Rated High In Performance Index — Fubara
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has expressed excitement at an independent assessment carried out by some online media platforms that rated the State high in terms of projects delivery by first-time governors in Nigeria. The governor said though he is not given to media hype, his performance in service and projects’ delivery, is in the […]
Democracy: Jonathan Tells President Tinubu To ‘Build Democracy That Reduces Friction,’
Former president, Goodluck Jonathan has advised President Bola Tinubu, to encourage a democracy where all citizens are given free will to express themselves without friction. He made the call on Tuesday at a one-day symposium to mark the Twenty-five years of unbroken democracy in Nigeria, held at the Banquet Hall of the State House Abuja. […]
June 12: President Tinubu Unsung Hero Of Nigeria’s Democracy – Kashim Shettima
Vice President Kashim Shettima, has said that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the unsung hero of Nigeria’s democracy in the past 25 years. Kashim Shettima disclosed this on Tuesday at a Public Lecture marking Nigeria’s celebration of 25 years of uninterrupted democratic governance held at the State House conference center in Abuja According to him, […]
President Tinubu Best Among All Presidential Candidates In 2023, Says Okupe
A former presidential aide, Doyin Okupe, has hailed President Bola Tinubu as the best among all the candidates who contested the 2023 presidential election. President Tinubu emerged winner of that election, with Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of the Labour Party coming second and third respectively. Doyin Okupe, who […]
El-Rufai Dismisses Kaduna Assembly’s ‘Politically Motivated Jaundiced Probe’
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has dismissed as a “politically motivated hatchet job”, the Kaduna State House of Assembly’s adoption of a report of its ad-hoc committee asked to probe his governance of the North-West state from May 2015 to May 2023. In a statement on Wednesday through his spokesman, Muyiwa Adekeye, the […]
Nyesom Wike’s Appointment One Of My Administration’s Best- President Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu says the appointment of Nyesom Wike as the Minister of Federal Capital Territory is one of best by his administration. President Tinubu, who was represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, spoke in Abuja on Wednesday when he commissioned the extension of the Inner Southern Expressway and the Outer Southern Expressway to the […]
I Didn’t Believe I’d Last One Month In Office — Fubara
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said that he never believed he could stay in office up to one year, following the political crisis that rocked the state shortly after he took office. Siminalayi Fubara was sworn into office on May 29, 2023 and by October 30 of the same year, a political crisis brewed […]
Fubara Promises Investment-Friendly Policies In Rivers
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers has said that his administration will continue to provide the enabling environment for investments to thrive. Governor Fubara made the promise during the inauguration of phase one of the Port Harcourt Electrical and Electronic Village in Iriebe on Thursday. The governor who also commissioned work to start on phase two […]
Reps Query NIPC Over N3.15bn Expenditure Despite Low Revenue
The House of Representatives on Thursday queried the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission for recording an expenditure of N3.15 billion naira, despite submitting a revenue of N2.89 billion naira in the first quarter of 2024. This was as the agency appeared before the committee in the ongoing probe to monitor revenue by Ministries, Departments and Agencies […]